Claire Josephine Peterson of Wardensville, WV passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 22, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in McKeesport, Pa. on March 14, 1927, to the parents of John and Monica Yerkey. Her loving husband, Jack R. Peterson preceded her in death February 24, 1992.
She was the youngest and last member of her immediate family. Her deceased siblings included Joseph W. Yerkey (Pa.), Theodore E. Yerkey (Pa/Ca.), Anthony W. Yerkey (Pa.), Matthew W. Yerkey (Ca.), Julian Yerkey (Pa.), Helen L. Lis (Pa.), Benjamin T. Yerkey (France), Ann M. Domingo (Pa.), Kathryne E. Wolf (Pa.), Andrew D. Yerkey (Pa.), and Edward J. Yerkey (France), and her grandson Nathan A. Peterson (Mi.) Her only living in-laws are Ada Materne of Florida and Mary Lou Davis of Ohio.
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